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The History of the Study of Landforms: Volume 1 - Geomorphology Before Davis (Routledge Revivals)

or the Development of Geomorphology

By: Richard J. Chorley,Antony J. Dunn,Robert P. Beckinsale

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The History of the Study of Landforms: Volume 1 - Geomorphology Before Davis (Routledge Revivals)

or the Development of Geomorphology

By: Richard J. Chorley,Antony J. Dunn,Robert P. Beckinsale

This re-issue, first published in 1964, is the first of a seminal series analysing the development of the study of landforms, from both the geographical and geological point of view, with especial emphasis upon fluvial geomorphology. Volume 1 treats the subject up to the first important statement of the cycle of erosion by W. M. Davis in 1889, and attempts to identify the most significant currents of geomorphic thought, integrating them into the broader contemporary intellectual frameworks with which they were associated. As well as dealing with such key figures as Werner, De Saussure, Hutton, Playfair, Buckland, lyell, Agassiz, Ramsay, Dana, Peschel, Powell, Gilbert and Davis, attention is also given to many less important contributions by American, British and continental workers. A spirited biographical treatment, attractively set off by contemporary portraits, diagrams and sketches, will make this book of great interest to the historian of science, and indeed to the general reader, as well as to the student and scholar in geomorphology, hydrology and any other earth science.

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Routledge

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1135228639

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9781135228637

On the Fringes of Diplomacy

Influences on British Foreign Policy, 1800–1945

By: Antony Best

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On the Fringes of Diplomacy

Influences on British Foreign Policy, 1800–1945

By: Antony Best

In recent decades the study of British foreign policy and diplomacy has broadened in focus. No longer is it enough for historians to look at the actions of the elite figures - diplomats and foreign secretaries - in isolation; increasingly the role of their advisers and subordinates, and those on the fringes of the diplomatic world, is recognised as having exerted critical influence on key decisions and policies. This volume gives further impetus to this revelation, honing in on the fringes of British diplomacy through a selection of case studies of individuals who were able to influence policy. By contextualising each study, the volume explores the wider circles in which these individuals moved, exploring the broader issues affecting the processes of foreign policy. Not the least of these is the issue of official mindsets and of networks of influence in Britain and overseas, inculcated, for example, in the leading public schools, at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and in gentlemen's clubs in London's West End. As such the volume contributes to the growing literature on human agency as well as mentalité studies in the history of international relations. Moreover it also highlights related themes which have been insufficiently studied by international historians, for example, the influence that outside groups such as missionaries and the press had on the shaping of foreign policy and the role that strategy, intelligence and the experience of war played in the diplomatic process. Through such an approach the workings of British diplomacy during the high-tide of empire is revealed in new and intriguing ways.

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Routledge

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1317085787

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9781317085782

Ardennes 1944

The Battle of the Bulge

By: Antony Beevor

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Ardennes 1944

The Battle of the Bulge

By: Antony Beevor

The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of D-Day, Stalingrad, and The Battle of Arnhem reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in this riveting new account On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his ‘last gamble’ in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes in Belgium, believing he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp and forcing the Canadians and the British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east. Many were exultant at the prospect of striking back. The allies, taken by surprise, found themselves fighting two panzer armies. Belgian civilians abandoned their homes, justifiably afraid of German revenge. Panic spread even to Paris. While some American soldiers, overwhelmed by the German onslaught, fled or surrendered, others held on heroically, creating breakwaters which slowed the German advance. The harsh winter conditions and the savagery of the battle became comparable to the Eastern Front. In fact the Ardennes became the Western Front’s counterpart to Stalingrad. There was terrible ferocity on both sides, driven by desperation and revenge, in which the normal rules of combat were breached. The Ardennes—involving more than a million men—would prove to be the battle which finally broke the back of the Wehrmacht. In this deeply researched work, with striking insights into the major players on both sides, Antony Beevor gives us the definitive account of the Ardennes offensive which was to become the greatest battle of World War II.

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Penguin

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0143109863

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9780143109860

Crete 1941

The Battle and the Resistance

By: Antony Beevor

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Crete 1941

The Battle and the Resistance

By: Antony Beevor

The bestselling author of The Battle of Arnhem and D-Day vividly reconstructs the epic WWII struggle for Crete – reissued with a new introduction Nazi Germany expected its airborne attack on Crete in 1941 to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. Little did they know that the British, using Ultra intercepts, had already laid a careful trap. It should have been the first German defeat of the war when a fatal misunderstanding turned the battle around. Prize-winning historian and bestselling author Antony Beevor lends his gift for storytelling to this important conflict, showing not only how the situation turned bad for Allied forces, but also how ferocious Cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance. Originally published in 1991, Crete 1941 is a breathtaking account of a momentous battle of World War II.

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Penguin

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0143126423

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9780143126423

2 Samuel

By: Antony F. Campbell

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2 Samuel

By: Antony F. Campbell

Following a comprehensive introduction, the commentary carefully analyzes the major sections of 2 Samuel and each passage within them.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802828132

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9780802828132

The Story of Greece and Rome

By: Antony Spawforth

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The Story of Greece and Rome

By: Antony Spawforth

The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilized" Greek and Roman empires resisting the barbarians at the gate are far from accurate. Tony Spawforth, an esteemed scholar, author, and media contributor, follows the thread of civilization through more than six millennia of history. His story reveals that Greek and Roman civilization, to varying degrees, was supremely and surprisingly receptive to external influences, particularly from the East. From the rise of the Mycenaean world of the sixteenth century B.C., Spawforth traces a path through the ancient Aegean to the zenith of the Hellenic state and the rise of the Roman empire, the coming of Christianity and the consequences of the first caliphate. Deeply informed, provocative, and entirely fresh, this is the first and only accessible work that tells the extraordinary story of the classical world in its entirety.

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Yale University Press

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0300217110

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9780300217117

Princes of Sandastre

The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse Book 1

By: Antony Swithin,Mark Sebanc

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Princes of Sandastre

The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse Book 1

By: Antony Swithin,Mark Sebanc

BOOK ONE OF THE PERILOUS QUEST FOR LYONESSE In the year of Our Lord 1403, as England smoulders with suppressed rebellion, young Simon Branthwaite sets sail across the Atlantic in search of the lost realm of Lyonesse. His quest will take him to Rockall, a land wreathed in legend; a land of weird beasts and wondrous happenings, of great beauties and terrible dangers. And there begin adventures stranger than the wildest of Simon's imaginings; adventures that will change the course of his life and reshape that land for ever... Princes of Sandastre is the first in Anthony Swithin's fantastical Lyonesse sequence, edited by Mark Sebanc. Find out more at https://theperilousquest.com/

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Gateway

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1473227844

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9781473227842

Aspects of Buildings & Monuments: Branxton, Crookham, Etal, Ford

By: Antony Chessell

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Aspects of Buildings & Monuments: Branxton, Crookham, Etal, Ford

By: Antony Chessell

The aim of this book is to draw attention to the many interesting building features and monuments present in and around the four villages and surrounding farms and hamlets in north Northumberland. It is a 'potterer's guide' to local building styles and techniques that have determined the character of the villages, the countryside and the life of the people in the area.

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Lulu.com

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0244750696

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9780244750695

The Neo-Buddhist Writings of Lafcadio Hearn

Light from the East

By: Antony Goedhals

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The Neo-Buddhist Writings of Lafcadio Hearn

Light from the East

By: Antony Goedhals

The Neo-Buddhist Writings of Lafcadio Hearn: Light from the East by Antony Goedhals offers radical rereadings of a misunderstood and undervalued Victorian writer. It reveals that at the metaphysical core of Lafcadio Hearn’s writings is a Buddhist vision as yet unappreciated by his critics and biographers. Beginning with the American writings and ending with the essay- and story-meditations of the Japanese period, the book demonstrates Hearn’s deeply personal and transcendently beautiful evocations of a Buddhist universe, and shows how these deconstruct and dissolve the categories of Western discourse and thinking about reality – to create a new language, a poetry of vastness, emptiness, and oneness that had not been heard before in English, or, indeed, in the West.

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BRILL

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9004430334

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9789004430334

Leet Water: From Source to Tweed

By: Antony Chessell

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Leet Water: From Source to Tweed

By: Antony Chessell

A journey down the Leet Water from its source in Whitsome through Swinton to its confluence with the River Tweed at Coldstream in the Scottish Borders. The book deals with the varied topography, geology, history, archaeology and wildlife along the route and the text is accompanied by many maps and photographs. The book is aimed at a wide readership including walkers, animal and bird watchers, local history enthusiasts, 'potterers' and armchair map readers. The described route provides scope for photographers.

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Lulu.com

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1447725115

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9781447725114

Hellenistic and Roman Sparta

By: Paul Cartledge,Antony Spawforth

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Hellenistic and Roman Sparta

By: Paul Cartledge,Antony Spawforth

In this new edition, Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth have taken account of recent finds and scholarship to revise and update their authoritative overview of later Spartan history, and of the social, political, economic and cultural changes in the Spartan community. This original and compelling account is especially significant in challenging the conventional misperception of Spartan 'decline' after the loss of her status as a great power on the battlefield in 371 BC. The book's focus on a frequently overlooked period makes it important not only for those interested specifically in Sparta, but also for all those concerned with Hellenistic Greece, and with the life of Greece and other Greek-speaking provinces under non-Roman rule.

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Routledge

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1000159043

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9781000159042

Gunboat Command

The Biography of Lieutenant Commander Robert Hichens DSO* DSC** RNVR

By: Antony Hichens

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Gunboat Command

The Biography of Lieutenant Commander Robert Hichens DSO* DSC** RNVR

By: Antony Hichens

This biography draws heavily on the personal diaries of the subject, Robert Hichens (or Hitch as he was universally known).After a brief description of his early life, time at Oxford, his motor racing achievements (including trophies at Le Mans in his Aston Martin) and RN training, the book focuses on his exceptional wartime experiences. Hitch was the most highly decorated RNVR officer of the war with two DSOs, three DSCs and three Mentions in Despatches. He was recommended for a posthumous VC. We read of his early days in vulnerable minesweepers and the Dunkirk Dynamo operation, (his first DSC).In late 1940 he joined Coastal Forces serving in the very fast MGBs, soon earning his own command and shortly after command of his Flotilla. He was the first to capture an E-Boat. His successful leadership led to many more successes and his reputation as a fearless and dynamic leader remains a legend today.The book contains detailed and graphic accounts of running battles against the more heavily armed E-boats. Tragically he was killed in action in April 1943, having refused promotion and a job ashore.

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Pen and Sword

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184468170X

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9781844681709

London's Burning

Pulp Fiction, the Politics of Terrorism and the Destruction of the Capital in British Popular Culture, 1840 - 2005

By: Antony Taylor

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London's Burning

Pulp Fiction, the Politics of Terrorism and the Destruction of the Capital in British Popular Culture, 1840 - 2005

By: Antony Taylor

Provides a reading of the popular fiction of London historicized in its political and cultural contexts.

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A&C Black

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144111887X

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9781441118875

National Security Dad

By: Antony Davies

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National Security Dad

By: Antony Davies

A Movie Length Tale from Aisle Seat Books. When a highly-dedicated CIA operative returns to suburbia to raise his two daughters, an old enemy and a small army of fanatics follows him, forcing him to fight for his family while protecting the new life he is trying to build.

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Aisle Seat Books

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1935655647

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9781935655640

It Happened on Thunder Road

By: Susan Antony

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It Happened on Thunder Road

By: Susan Antony

When Emmy Russo returns to high school in Moncks Corner, South Carolina after summer break, she discovers some changes. First: Mom has a boyfriend. Second: the cute new student, Charlie Fields, is a Rockabilly greaser with a gang who obeys his every command. Third: attractive Keir Harper wants to be more than just her best friend. And fourth: a perplexed Emmy soon finds herself drawn to two extremely different boys. How do you choose between sweet and smoldering? Then tragedy strikes on desolate Thunder Road. Strange things start happening, with Emmy in the middle of it all. Intent on finding the truth, she must fight for her heart, her life, maybe even her soul. Because someone wants to possess all of Emmy. And they will be together, no matter what the cost. For eternity.

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The Wild Rose Press Inc

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1509235337

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9781509235339

The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Tolkien's World

By: Antony Cummins

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The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Tolkien's World

By: Antony Cummins

Tolkien's Middle Earth continues to capture the global imagination. In this accessible (but unofficial) guide, this sometimes confusing world is broken down into bite-sized sections that bring it to life for the newcomer and the fanatic alike. Become an expert in Tolkien's world – the easy way! The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Tolkien’s World offers something that’s never been attempted before: a single timeline, in chronological order, of all the events in Tolkien’s notorious complex books. Why was it so shocking that Galadriel gave three strands of her golden hair to Gimli the Dwarf? Why is Sauron afraid of Aragorn’s sword? Why does a Balrog lurk under a dwarven underground city and how did the seven lost Seeing Stones come into being? How did the hobbits manage to have such a peaceful life? Who were the warriors whose corpse lights hover in the Dead Marshes? From handy lists of characters, places, weapons and types of magic to the 150 illustrations capturing overlooked details such as armour colours, heraldic signs and crests, this easy-to-follow guide to Middle Earth will ensure you’re never baffled by alternate character names, confusing mythologies or labyrinthine plots again.

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Watkins Media Limited

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1786787962

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9781786787965

Mr Justice McCardie (1869-1933)

Rebel, Reformer, and Rogue Judge

By: Antony Lentin

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Mr Justice McCardie (1869-1933)

Rebel, Reformer, and Rogue Judge

By: Antony Lentin

According to the Law Journal in 1932, ‘No present-day figure on the Bench is of greater interest than Mr Justice McCardie’. A High Court Judge from 1916 to 1933, no twentieth-century judge was more conspicuous or controversial. To his critics, he was a ‘rogue judge’ whose headline-hitting pronouncements often angered his fellow judges, called down the ire of the Churches, provoked calls in Parliament for his removal and earned a public rebuke from the Prime Minister. To his admirers, he was ‘a Crusader on the Bench’, a pioneer who denounced outdated laws, strove to make the law meet the needs of modern society and boldly championed women’s causes, birth control and abortion. The Law Quarterly Review described him as ‘one of the most interesting men in the history of the English Bench.’

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443878642

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9781443878647

Privileging Difference

By: Antony Easthope

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Privileging Difference

By: Antony Easthope

Difference, the key term in deconstruction, has broken free of its rigorous philosophical context in the work of Jacques Derrida, and turned into an excuse for doing theory the easy way. Celebrating variety for its own sake, Antony Easthope argues, cultural criticism too readily ignores the role of the text itself in addressing the desire of the reader. With characteristic directness, he takes to task the foremost theorists of the current generation one by one, including Edward Said and Homi Bhabha, Dona Haraway, Rosi Braidotti and Judith Butler. In a final tour de force, he contrasts what he calls the two Jakes, Jacques Lacan and Jacques Derrida, to bring out the way their respective theories need each other. The book is vintage Easthope: wide-ranging, fearless, witty and a radical challenge to complacency wherever it is to be found.

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151

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350317802

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9781350317802

Guide to Natural Ventilation in High Rise Office Buildings

By: Antony Wood,Ruba Salib

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Guide to Natural Ventilation in High Rise Office Buildings

By: Antony Wood,Ruba Salib

This guide sets out recommendations for every phase of the planning, construction and operation of natural ventilation systems in these buildings, including local climatic factors that need to be taken into account, how to plan for seasonal variations in weather, and the risks in adopting different implementation strategies. All of the recommendations are based on analysis of the research findings from richly-illustrated international case studies. This is the first technical guide from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's Tall Buildings & Sustainability Working Group looking in depth at a key element in the creation of tall buildings with a much-reduced environmental impact, while taking the industry closer to an appreciation of what constitutes a sustainable tall building, and what factors affect the sustainability threshold for tall.

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183

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Routledge

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0415509580

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9780415509589

An Essay on Family Nomenclature

Vol. 1

By: Mark Antony Lower

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An Essay on Family Nomenclature

Vol. 1

By: Mark Antony Lower

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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310

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385210321

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9783385210325

The Jews in Poland and Russia

Volume III: 1914 to 2008

By: Antony Polonsky

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The Jews in Poland and Russia

Volume III: 1914 to 2008

By: Antony Polonsky

A comprehensive socio-political, economic, and religious history - an important story whose relevance extends beyond the Jewish world or the bounds of east-central Europe.

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1041

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Liverpool University Press

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1789627826

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9781789627824

Treasures of Roman Lincolnshire

By: Antony Lee

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Treasures of Roman Lincolnshire

By: Antony Lee

Adam Daubney and Antony Lee explore the fascinating treasures of Roman Lincolnshire.

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170

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445664712

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9781445664712

The Nine Pillars of Happiness

The Suspense-Thriller for the New Millennium

By: Antony J. Iozzi

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The Nine Pillars of Happiness

The Suspense-Thriller for the New Millennium

By: Antony J. Iozzi

Book description: Ben is an investigative reporter whose new assignment plunges him into the bizarre world of a wealthy 2,000-year-old cult in Florence, Italy. Its grand mission seduces Ben into believing he can find fulfillment by leading its seven hundred members in a great cause—thwarting the seventh incarnation of Dispater and so averting the terrible prophesy. But millennia of enforced inbreeding have destabilized the cult members. So Ben must deal with deception at every level—even by those he trusts. In the end Ben acquires immense power, and through his consuming obsession almost becomes the very thing he seeks to destroy.

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446

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iUniverse

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0595005640

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9780595005642

No More Fear

By: Antony Paul Maina

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No More Fear

By: Antony Paul Maina

One of the great discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldnt do. - Henry Ford Dealing with insecurity will provide the security you need to make that discovery. A lack of information produces an abundance of misunderstanding. If you do not conquer fear, fear will conquer you. Fear will contain you. It will box you in. Fear will terrorise your mind to destroy it if you allow it. Are you scared by the credit crisis affecting our global economy? Are you terrified by terrorists? Are you afraid you might catch Swine Flu, Birds Flu? Do you fear for your children when you drop them off at school? Are you worried that someone might attack you in the streets? Has the youth gangs put fear in you? Is Debt causing you to worry? Do you struggle with self-confidence? Is your weight a cause for worry? Are you afraid of dying, flying, water, closed spaces, etc? Have you ever felt like something or some kind of unseen force held you back? Contrary to popular belief, fear comes through words and images. It has a force behind it, whether mild fears or more intense traumatic experiences. There is a very strong negative presence or energy at work. It amplifies your normal warning signals relayed by neurons to and from the brain. You are a book away from discovering how fear operates; where it comes from, how it affects your mind and more importantly how to get rid of it for good. From now on youll enjoy life without fear because youll know what to do whenever fearful emotions show up. You deserve the best in life free from fear. No More Fear will show you how. Youll be glad you read this book.

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140

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Xlibris Corporation

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1453502408

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9781453502402

Englishness and National Culture

By: Antony Easthorpe

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Englishness and National Culture

By: Antony Easthorpe

In this highly engaging book, Antony Easthope examines 'Englishness' as a form and a series of shared discourses. Discussing the subject of 'nation' - a growing area in literary and cultural studies - Easthope offers polemical arguments written in a lively and accessible style. Englishness and National Culture asserts a profound and unacknowledged continuity between the seventeenth century and today. It argues that contemporary journalists, historians, novelists, poets and comedians continue to speak through the voice of a long-standing empiricist tradition.

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Routledge

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1134643063

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9781134643066

The Masculine Century

A Heretical History of Our Time

By: Michael Antony

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The Masculine Century

A Heretical History of Our Time

By: Michael Antony

Now that the Twentieth Century is behind us . what made it what it was? 200 million human beings killed by war, totalitarianism, and extermination programs. What made the twentieth century the most murderous age in human history, as well as the age that made the greatest advances ever in science and technology, while art and serious music declined into abstraction, non-communication, and grotesque hoaxes-blank canvases, old urinals, cans of excrement, and concertos consisting of four minutes of silence? This book argues that the century was marked by an over-masculinization of the Western mind, leading to autism and psychopathic aggression, and the eclipse of the feminine, expressive, emotional, empathetic side of human nature. Hence the unprecedented culture of total war and genocide, and the totalitarian projects to raze the human past and start again-which Modernism carried out in the arts. Hence also the masculinization of sexual behavior (as romance gave way to pornography, and marriage to promiscuity), the adoption by women of a male work role, the decline of motherhood and family, and the collapse of Western birthrates. This is all traced back to the rise of two aggressive, ultra-masculine ideologies in the nineteenth century, Darwinism and Marxism (which gave birth to Fascism and Feminism.) These ideologies put violence, conflict and aggression at the heart of life, and changed human mentalities. This book examines these developments through the literature and art of the past hundred and fifty years, and discusses their implications for the future of Western Civilization.

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364

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iUniverse

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0595456448

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9780595456444

The Fire of Eden

By: Antony Barone Kolenc

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The Fire of Eden

By: Antony Barone Kolenc

Xan and John are orphans at Harwood Abbey. They are also enemies, but now John, blinded by an accident, struggles with bitterness. In his latest adventure, Xan of Harwood Abbey joins forces with this most unlikely of allies to uncover the mystery of the loss of the Fire of Eden, a priceless ruby coveted by many . . . Who took the ruby—a dishonest monk, a traitorous member of Her Lady’s guard, or the frightening magician who dwells in the woods? Will Xan and John permanently mend their ways? Or will the quest for the ruby destroy any hopes of lasting friendship? To find out where this next adventure leads Xan and his friends, you'll have to read The Fire of Eden.

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Loyola Press

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0829448152

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9780829448153

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